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        Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64)
        Introductory Text
        Main body
        Part I New Offences
        1. Riot.
        2. Violent disorder.
        3. Affray.
        4. Fear or provocation of violence.
        4A. Intentional harassment, alarm or distress.
        5. Harassment, alarm or distress.
        6. Mental element: miscellaneous.
        7. Procedure: miscellaneous.
        8. Interpretation.
        9. Offences abolished.
        10. Construction of other instruments.
        Part II Processions and Assemblies
        11. Advance notice of public processions.
        12. Imposing conditions on public processions.
        13. Prohibiting public processions.
        14. Imposing conditions on public assemblies.
        14A. Prohibiting trespassory assemblies.
        14B. Offences in connection with trespassory assemblies and arrest therefor.
        14C. Stopping persons from proceeding to trespassory assemblies.
        15. Delegation.
        16. Interpretation.
        Part III Racial Hatred
        Meaning of"racial hatred"
        17. Meaning of"racial hatred".
        Acts intended or likely to stir up racial hatred
        18. Use of words or behaviour or display of written material.
        19. Publishing or distributing written material.
        20. Public performance of play.
        21. Distributing, showing or playing a recording.
        22. Broadcasting or including programme in cable programme service.
        Racially inflammatory material
        23. Possession of racially inflammatory material.
        24. Powers of entry and search.
        25. Power to order forfeiture.
        Supplementary provisions
        26. Savings for reports of parliamentary or judicial proceedings.
        27. Procedure and punishment.
        28. Offences by corporations.
        29. Interpretation.
        Part IV {no text}
        30-37 . . .
        Part V Miscellaneous and General
        38. Contamination of or interference with goods with intention of causing public alarm or anxiety, etc.
        39. Power to direct trespassers to leave land.
        40. Amendments, repeals and savings.
        41. Commencement.
        42. Extent
        43. Short title.
        Schedules
        SCHEDULE 1 Sporting Events
        Part I England and Wales
        Part II Scotland
        SCHEDULE 2 Other Amendments
        SCHEDULE 3 Repeals

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